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Cost cap creating 'two-tier' F1
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In Short: Formula 1's cost cap is creating a 'two-tier championship,' according to Williams team boss James Vowles.
Williams team boss James Vowles has criticized Formula 1's current cost cap system, introduced in 2021, during a press conference at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Vowles argues that the cost cap is creating a 'two-tier championship,' widening the gap between the top four teams and the rest.
He acknowledges the mistakes made by his team this winter but emphasizes the need to separate those errors from the broader issue of the cost cap system.
Vowles believes that Williams and other midfield teams are trapped in a 'cost cap trap' and that changes are necessary to address the disparity.
The cost cap, designed to control spending and promote competitiveness, may be having the opposite effect, according to Vowles's analysis.
What's still developing
- “First and foremost, I own the mistakes that we made this winter and we need to detach that from that question,” Vowles said when The Race asked about the prospect of any team outside the top four reaching the front of the grid in a cost cap era.
Sources
- The Racelink